Barnstaple

American

[bahrn-stuh-puhl] / ˈbɑrn stə pəl /

noun

a town in Devon, SW England.

Barnstaple British

/ ˈbɑːnstəpəl /

noun

a town in SW England, in Devon, on the estuary of the River Taw: tourism, agriculture. Pop: 30 765 (2001)

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At Truro Crown Court earlier, he admitted three charges related to accessing patient records without authorisation at hospitals in Truro in Cornwall and Barnstaple in north Devon.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2024

Crews from Appledore, Bideford and Hartland and a special rescue team from Barnstaple attended.

From BBC • May 3, 2023

Towns and cities, including Plymouth, Barnstaple, Tavistock and Torquay, are all in the new water restriction area.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2023

Coeliac food blogger Sarah Howells, from Barnstaple, writes gluten-free recipes and ideas online.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2022

This evidence was found in the form of sherds exhibited in a display window of C. H. Brannam’s Barnstaple Pottery that were uncovered during excavation work on the premises.

From North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century by Watkins, C. Malcolm

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